Mar 07

The Supremacy of Christ in a Hectic & Hostile World

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How can you experience the supremacy of Christ as you live in the reality of a hectic and hostile world? This was the focus of Hebrews 1:1-4 for a group of Jewish Christians two thousand years ago, and it should be the focus for a group of Christ-followers who live in the Seattle metroplex in 2010.  This week, pray and process through the six visions of the supremacy of Christ presented in 1:1-4:

“God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.”

Jesus Christ is…

  1. The Promised One. God is the God who fulfills His promises
  2. The Word. God is the God who speaks life and light into darkness and brokenness
  3. The Creator. God is the God who creates and re-creates our lives and our world
  4. The Divine One. God is the God who invites to see the treasure of His glory
  5. The Sustainer. God is the God who offers us His great sustaining grace
  6. The Crucified & Risen Lord. God is the God who has freed us from the power of sin and offers us the very unlimited resources of heaven

This week, meditate upon these six visions of the supremacy of Christ.  Ask the Holy Spirit to show you the greatness and glory of Christ as you allow Him to shape your life and your world.  And then we will begin experiencing the supremacy of Christ in a hectic and hostile world.

For His Glory,

Pastor Jonathan

Here’s the audio of the message from Sunday, March 7, 2010 called “Supremacy”

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Mar 03

New Series: “Hebrews & The Supremacy of Christ”

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The Supremacy of Christ… such a critically important theological reality… such a crucial driving value for our church… such a constant endeavor in our journey to live in and live out. But what does “the supremacy of Christ” really mean? What does it mean to see, understand, and experience the supremacy of Christ in a hectic, hostile world? This is the theme of the book of Hebrews which we will explore in this new series.

Hebrews is really a sermon written and preached by a pastor to a group of people who were struggling with the supremacy of Christ in their lives, their church, and their world. This pastor and author of Hebrews is brilliant, writing in some of the most complex Greek in all of the New Testament. The structure, flow, and theology presented are unparalleled to any other letter in the New Testament. The mastery of the larger story of God presented in the Scriptures is evident as the sermon and letter progresses. But the people who received, heard, and began to live out Jesus are a lot like us. They lived in a pluralistic world where many “gods” and worldviews were competing for their attention, allegiances, and affections. They lived in a world where they were looked down upon and persecuted because they were followers of Jesus Christ. And they were wrestling with whether being a Christian was really worth it or not. In the end, they were really being confronted with the supremacy of Christ. Is Jesus really superior to everything else in this world and in my life? And if He really is superior to everything else, how do I experience Him and His supremacy in a hectic, hostile world? The two thousand year old question is still asked of us today.

As we study and apply the themes of Hebrews to our lives, my prayer for us is that we really would see, understand, and experience the supremacy of Christ above all else… and that by living in and living out the supremacy of Christ, everything would be different. So come and join us March-June as we are changed and transformed as individuals and a community through the greatness of Jesus Christ.

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